Tuesday, October 03, 2006

In honor of the M-MSU game in Ann Arbor this weekend, we look back at the last time the Spartans came to The Big House two years ago. Some of you might just remember a few of these plays in this video MZone reader Jeremy put together...

And for the grainy, shot-in-the-stands look at one of those TDs, behold...

Brickeye, the fight song? yes, most know the words. the over emphasis on the "hails" is purposeful, and actually makes for a nifty audio effect/punctuation in the stadium.

the alma mater? that's another matter. most (myself included) only know "Hail" and "the yellow and blue", which isn't the "correct" color to begin w/. the rest of the words are pretty much a mystery and i'm not sure i know anyone who claims to know them.

Nothing like watching Braylon win a game he almost lost for us in the first place.

Also, I like how the guy who cut the video actually included the clip of Stanton getting hurt, just to fully hammer home the fact that we wouldn't have won that game if he had stayed in, no matter what our offense did.

Whoa, King, I wasn't attacking you. Rather, I was explaining my perspective (I'll forego the all caps, which previously had been used primarily by lunatic tOSU fans visiting this blog.)

My perspective is the following:

1) Braylon's 2004 performance vs. State was remarkable--among the very best I've seen in over 30 years following M football-- despite what you recall as his less-than-stellar play prior to the comeback. To remember that game and respond, "Nothing like watching Braylon win a game he almost lost for us in the first place" strikes me as whiny (easy, easy...remember sports fans are allowed to have perspective...).

2) Injuries are part of the game. Your point re. Sparty losing Stanton is not unlike my application of the injury excuse, which could be used in most games played between two good teams. In other words, it is an essentially useless point.

Guy who made the video here. I included it because Lamarr Woodley eats babies and shoulders. "[X] wouldn't have happened if [Y] didn't happen" is a depressing pair of glasses to watch college football through.

The Yellow and Blue is played every game during the postgame show. Additionally, it is played during pregame of the homecoming game.

And hey, let's not forget what happened the next year either (videos from my perspective):

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